WW2 Pin Up Girls are defined as: “Noun 1. A picture of a very attractive or famous person, pinned up on a wall, as in a barracks, usually by admirers who have not met the subject. 2. A very attractive girl, especially one considered attractive enough to be the subject of such a picture.”
Not much is known about Cindy Garner. She appeared in movies such as “Red Ball Express”, “Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki”, and “Till the End of Time”.
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Carole Landis: The Hollywood Star Who Became WWII’s Most Tireless Patriot Born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste on January 1, 1919, in Fairchild, Wisconsin, Carole Landis lived a life as bright and as brief as a comet. Her legacy, often overshadowed by tragedy, is one that deserves renewed recognition—not just as a glamorous Hollywood actress, but
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Jean Trent was born Opal Jones, a native of Denver, Colorado, she was a stunning brunette, five feet three and 124 pounds. Her birthday is believed to have been October 17, 1920. She attended high school in Denver, when she appeared in a school play. She liked the experience so much she decided to go for
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Frances Langford was a popular singer and entertainer during the Golden Age of Radio and World War Two.
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Irene Manning – WWII Yank PinUp: Irene Manning toured extensively with Bob Hope during WWII and while performing with an all-girl USO show in England, Irene was asked to perform with bandleader Glenn Miller shortly before his death in 1944.
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Lucille Ball will always be remembered as the crazy, accident-prone, lovable Lucy Ricardo was born Lucille Desiree Ball in Jamestown, New York, on August 6, 1911.
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Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske on September 16, 1924, in New York City. Her parents were middle-class, with her father working as a salesman and her mother as a secretary.
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Claire Trevor was born Claire Wemlinger on March 8, 1910 in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, the only child of Fifth Avenue merchant-tailor Noel Wemlinger, an immigrant Frenchmen from Paris.
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Known as “The Polka Dot Girl” of World War II pinups, Chili Williams (born Marian Sorenson Uhlman on December 18, 1922) was discovered by a modeling agent in 1943 at Fire Island in New York.
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Anne Jeffreys: A Timeless Beauty and Talent in Hollywood Anne Jeffreys, the blonde beauty renowned for her grace and vivacity, was born as Anne Carmichael on January 26, 1923, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. With her career guided by her determined mother, Anne began her vocal training early, setting the stage for a luminous career in
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